Port City Prophets - Mule - New Release Review
Been trying to write this review for a few days but life keeps getting in the way. I just received the new release, Mule by Port City Prophets and it's a blast. Opening with Close Your Eyes , Tim Kirkendall shows who's boss with a swingin' blues number and solid vocals. On tongue in cheek Jesus Saved My Soul, But... , Troy Tolle gets a fat slide tone going on a traditional slow 12 bar blues format. The rawness of this track with open slide tuning, basic drums by Henry Ancrum and the simplicity of Kirkendall on bass and vocals makes it one of my personal favorites on the release. I Already Know is a gospel/soul style track with added organ by William Nance. This is a particularly cool track showing the best of Kirkendall's vocals. Tolle steps up with a nice guitar solo on this track as well. Mule Is A One Horse Town has a lot of the construction characteristics of the early British blues tracks and I really like it. Possibly the best track on the release. Still k...